Water Commission Nominees: After months of controversy, Hinano Rodrigues has withdrawn his nomination to fill the loea seat on the Commission on Water Resource Management from consideration by the state Senate. The loea seat must have “substantial experience or expertise … Continued
In October 1973, the state Land Use Commission approved a special permit allowing for a commercial arboretum on about 23 acres of land in the state Agricultural District in the Panaewa area about three miles south of Hilo, on the … Continued
Land Board Grants 65-year Lease For Oʻahu’s First Resilience Hub Last month, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’s Land Division recommended granting a 10-year lease for nearly five acres in the back of Hauʻula to the nonprofit Hui O … Continued
Was it just repair and maintenance of a nonconforming structure that didn’t require permits? Or did Elizabeth and Michael Dailey build a brand-new seawall, using components of their old revetment, in violation of Conservation District regulations? After bouncing back and … Continued
East Maui Appeals: On January 9, the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi filed a notice of appeal to the Environmental Circuit Court of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources’ December 13, 2024, decisions to grant a revocable permit to … Continued
This month, the state Commission on Water Resource Management is expected to decide whether or not to accept or reject a petition from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply to designate the Waiʻanae aquifer sector as a groundwater management area. … Continued
Board Grants Permit to Former Tenant To Close, Remediate Moloaʻa Well Site On February 14, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources granted a right-of-entry permit to allow Jeffrey Lindner to finish capping a well, remove any pipelines and … Continued
In their ongoing federal lawsuit against the City & County of Honolulu, companies owned by the developer of the Marconi Point Condominiums on Oʻahu’s North Shore now argue that a 2017 email among Department of Planning and Permitting staff that … Continued
The public trust doctrine is known to apply to water resources and to conservation lands in Hawaiʻi. And an August 2019 ruling by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court further clarified that all public natural resources are held in trust by the … Continued
Maunalua Bay Fisheries Management Area Wins Approval After Years of Negotiation “Part of the reason we were able to come to an understanding of the need to do something is that the science is showing Maunalua Bay has some of … Continued